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HTC Desire 601

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Android 4.4.2 HTC Sense UI

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400

This device is also known as HTC Zara, HTC Desire 4G LTE

6.0

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7.5

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Design
Dimensions	5.30 x 2.63 x 0.39 inches 134.5 x 66.7 x 9.88 mm
Weight	4.59 oz (130.0 g)
Keys	Right: Volume control

Display
Size	4.5-inch
Resolution	960x540px, 245 PPI
Technology	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body	62.08 %
Features	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 2)

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Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	19 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
Processor	Dual-core 1400 MHz Krait
GPU	Adreno 305
RAM	1GB
Internal storage	8GB, available to use: 4.68 GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 64 GB
OS	Android (4.4.2, 4.2.2), HTC Sense UI

Battery
Capacity	2100 mAh
Type	Li - Polymer

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	5 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/4"
Flash	LED
Video recording	1920x1080 (Full HD)
Front	0.3 MP VGA

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.0
WLAN	802.11 a,b,g,n
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors	Accelerometer, Compass
Other	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	DLNA

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 18(800 Lower), 8(900), 3(1800), 7(2600)
3G	Bands 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type	Micro SIM

Phone Features
Notifications	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability
Officially announced	Sep 03, 2013

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News

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HTC Desire 601 Review

Overall User Rating

(2 reviews)

7.5

Build quality

Camera quality

4.5

Performance

Display

5.5

Battery life and charging

7.5

FamilyMan

Arena Apprentice

Should have compared price to performance

Posted: Jan 10, 2014, 9:13 PM

Phone owned for less than a month

I know a lot of people are going to ask how can you give an HTC such low numbers, well its because it scores low for price compared to hardware of other phones in its class. The Desire, Galaxy S3, and Supreme are the most expensive phones Virgin Mobile has to offer. For the price of the Desire it doesn't perform any better than the Victory, and its the same price as the Supreme, but gets outdone by the Supreme in every category. If this device was the same price as the Victory then I would score it higher, but as of right now the Desire and the Supreme are both priced at $249.99, the Victory is priced at $149.99, and the S3 is $349.99. While I don't believe the S3 is $100 better than the Supreme, the Desire isn't worth $100 more than the Victory, and isn't worth the same as the Supreme when the Supreme has better stats in every category. I should have never bought this phone from Radio Shack, but will be returning it and ordering a Supreme instead. The phone is of good quality and what it has works fine, however it is overpriced compared to other quality phones of its price range. With that in mind I took points off in every category as it is overpriced for its options.

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What I like

HTC label on it, quality build

What I don't like

OVERPRICED
Small low resolution screen compared to S3 and Supreme
only 5MP camera compared to 13MP of the Supreme at the same price
small battery
lesser 1.4 GHz processor while others in its price class boast 1.5GHz

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HTC desire 601 userreview

Edited: Jan 06, 2014, 5:04 AM

Phone owned for less than a month

This is the ideal smarthphone for me.
It's elegant, light and fast. It has nice sound quality.
I use this phone for navigation (Waze), music, Gmail, Youtube, ebay, photoshooting, browsing the net.
my accessories: Plantronics M55 (bluetooth headset) and Exogear Exomount Touch (car holder).

my previous phone: iPhone 3Gs